Man hit and robbed outside Vista View

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BLUFFTON TODAY

A strong-arm robbery on Saturday night at Vista View apartments outside Bluffton is under investigation by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.

A 19-year-old man told deputies he'd gone to Vista View on Haigler Boulevard to visit a friend and was getting out of his car when a man attacked him at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday The victim told deputies, who responded at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in reference to the robbery, that he was punched and knocked to the ground. He reported the assailant took his keys and cell phone and fled in an unknown direction, Sgt. Robin McIntosh said Tuesday.

The victim complained of head and neck pain from the assault and was taken to Hilton Head Hospital.

The suspect was described only as a black man between the ages of 20 and 30 who weighs about 225 pounds and is about 6 feet, 2 inches tall.

The Sheriff's Office asked anyone with information to contact either Investigator Cpl. J. Garcia at 255-3412 or the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at 524-2777.